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Beginning July 1, volunteers from the Kawartha ATV Association in partnership with the Haliburton ATV Association and the County will be on the HCRT as Educational Patrollers. Working together to keep the trails safe, the volunteer patrollers are acting as trail ambassadors and will be educating and providing assistance to all users.  All motorized riders are required to stop for the patrollers.

The County of Haliburton intends to participate in one or more procurements conducted by Local
Authority Services (LAS) between June 2022 and December 31, 2022. For further information and
access to LAS request for proposal (RFP) notices, please review the website at www.las.on.ca.

LAS - CFTA Compliance Notice

The portion of the Haliburton County Rail Trail between Cemetery Road and Francis Road has been reopened. The Township of Minden Hills contractor has completed the work on this section of the rail trail to prepare for the upcoming Sedgwick Bridge closure and detour. A further notice will be provided in advance of the Sedgwick Bridge closure and the detour of local traffic onto this section of the rail trail.

Effective Monday June 6, 2022, the Township of Minden Hills will be closing a portion of the Haliburton County Rail Trail between Cemetery Road and Francis Road in order to prepare the trail and the Gelert Railway Bridge for the upcoming Sedgwick Bridge closure and detour.  Trail users will be required to detour along Frances Road, Sedgwick Road, Cemetery Road and Gelert Road for an anticipated two (2) to three (3) week period. Please watch for detour signs and expect construction vehicles to...